WHAT’S HAPPENING AT A GLANCE
Membership News and Upcoming Events
- Saturday! Lil Rev Concert Performance, February 20
- Saturday! Family Havdalah and Pizza Party, February 20
- Book Club, March 24
Creative Worship and Ritual
- This Week:
- Shabbat Evening Service, Friday, February 19, 7:30pm
- Family Havdalah, Saturday, February 20, 5:00pm
The Rabbi’s Corner
Education Announcements- Sunday School February 21
- New! School Advisory Committee Meeting, February 28
- New! Parent Town Hall Meeting, March 13
- Purim Carnival, March 20
- New Attendance Incentive Policy
- Upcoming Service Dates -- Grades 4, 5, and 6
- Lunch and Learn with the Rabbis, Thursdays
Teen News
- "Camp Ra'am" with 8th/9th Graders, February 22
Volunteer Opportunities
Ongoing Fundraisers
Saturday! Lil Rev is Coming to Shir Hadash! Coffee House Night - Concert Series, February 20
Lil Rev is coming this weekend! On Saturday, February 20 at 7:30pm, (doors open at 7:00) Coffee House Night - Concert Series is delighted to welcome the fabulous, award-winning Jewish entertainer, Lil Rev, a talented multi-instrumentalist and storyteller. Lil Rev has put together a special variety show filled with stories and songs for us. Known for his ukulele and harmonica stylings, he’s equally adept at old time banjo, flat- pick guitar and blues mandolin. Click here for a video preview of Lil’s amazing performance style. As always, this event is offered for a free-will donation.
Please be sure to click here to register to help us plan for our seating set-up. We want to be sure the Coffee House has enough seats for everyone!
See you on February 20 for an incredible evening of musical entertainment and camaraderie. If you're interested in also helping with Front of the House or Baking, that would be terrific. Please contact Margie at MargiePromoPro1@aol.com or indicate your volunteer interest on the registration/seating form.
This Week's Services:
Shabbat Evening, Friday, February 19, 7:30pm
This Friday night, our service will include a special presentation by several of our students who have just been participants in the Ta'am Israel trip, along with Rabbi Eitan. Come hear about their remarkable experiences -- and please remember to bring something to share at the oneg!
Family Havdalah and Pizza Party, Saturday, February 20, 5:00pm
This week’s Torah portion talks
about lighting the Menorah lamp in the Tent of Meeting during the desert
journeys of our people from slavery to freedom.
For the past week, I have seen hearts and minds lit with the fire of
meaning, pride, and connection to Jewish life and heritage. For the nearly 180
participants, including the six from Shir Hadash, the menorahs have been lit
within hearts and minds of some fine young adults. When I look upon them, I know that Judaism’s
future is in good hands.
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Purim Carnival, March 20
We also will need volunteers to help with set up, running games and food, and take down. You will receive in the coming weeks an invitation to sign up to help out. Please help us make the carnival as great as it can be! For more information, contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org.
New Attendance Incentive Policy
In an effort to inspire on-time attendance, we will be holding a raffle each Sunday morning at 9:00am. Students will be able to participate in the raffle if they are at Shir Hadash in the sanctuary before the 9:00am drawing. The winner each week will be entitled to a $5 gift card from SHOP Shir Hadash.
Reminder of Upcoming Friday Evening Services
Sunday! Soup Kitchen Help Needed, February 21
Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with iGive
SHOP while it Snows
- Help Needed with Soup Kitchen, February 21
Jewish Community
- New! JUF Presents Springboard for Teens
- Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with iGive
- Fundraising Opportunity with Amazon Smile
- Samuel I. Andes Scholarship Fund
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
SHOP Shir Hadash
MEMBERSHIP AND UPCOMING EVENTS
“Listen to this -- Lil Rev is great!" -- Pete Seeger
Please be sure to click here to register to help us plan for our seating set-up. We want to be sure the Coffee House has enough seats for everyone!
See you on February 20 for an incredible evening of musical entertainment and camaraderie. If you're interested in also helping with Front of the House or Baking, that would be terrific. Please contact Margie at MargiePromoPro1@aol.com or indicate your volunteer interest on the registration/seating form.
Book Club, March 24
Mark your calendar for our next meeting: March 24, 7:30pm, at the home of Melanie Andes, 945 Creek Bend Drive in Vernon Hills. We will discuss The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman.
CREATIVE WORSHIP AND RITUAL
Shabbat Evening, Friday, February 19, 7:30pm
This Friday night, our service will include a special presentation by several of our students who have just been participants in the Ta'am Israel trip, along with Rabbi Eitan. Come hear about their remarkable experiences -- and please remember to bring something to share at the oneg!
Family Havdalah and Pizza Party, Saturday, February 20, 5:00pm
On Saturday, February 20, we will have a family event at the synagogue beginning at 5:00pm with a wonderful Havdalah service. Afterwards, we will enjoy a pizza dinner and then a family activity led by Rabbi Eitan and Rabbi Seeg. The activities are geared toward families with kids in third grade and younger. It is sure to be a great time for everyone, and you'll be home well before the kids' bedtime! If you are coming, please RSVP to bernover@litchfieldcavo.com.
THE RABBI’S CORNER
February 19-20, 2016 / 11 Adar I 5776
Shabbat Tetzaveh
Torah: Exodus 27:20 - 30:10
Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10 - 43:27
“Lighting the Lamp”
Dear Friends,
Question: How do you light the
Menorah lamp? How do you set a heart on
fire with passion and commitment? How do
you light the flame of Jewish identity that links a young adult to one’s people,
heritage, and history?
Answer: Ta’am Yisrael – the Eighth Grade Israel trip
I have just had the great honor
of accompanying the Ta’am Yisrael trip for my fifth time. Ta’am Yisrael offers the unique opportunity
for Jewish eighth graders from Chicagoland to travel to Israel for a week in
order to discover their personal connection to the land and people of Israel.
Eighth grade is the perfect time
for the trip. The participants have just
celebrated their bar and bat mitzvah services and are still filled with an
uplifting sense of achievement and pride.
They have not yet entered high school with all its pressure for grades
and transcripts that prevents taking a week off to travel.
The students that go on Ta’am are
a special and self-selected group. They
are our future leaders. They are bright,
motivated, confident, self-assured, and mature.
They are ready to travel internationally and welcome a peak experience
of exploring the Holy Land.
Essentially, through Ta’am
Yisrael, we bring our best and brightest to the Land of Israel and there, they
are transformed.
Shabbat shalom,
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, February 21
We're looking forward to seeing all our families ready to go at 9:00am!
New! School Advisory Committee
Meeting, February 28
The next School Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting will be on Sunday,
February 28 beginning at 9:15am. Even if you have never been before, new faces
are always welcome to join this important committee. If you have any questions,
please contact committee chair Lisa Burton-Radzely at shirhadashsac@gmail.com.
New! Parent Town Hall Meeting, March
13
Rabbi Seeg will be hosting a town hall meeting during Sunday School
hours on March 13. This will be an opportunity to share the visioning and work
that will have been done to that point, as well as some specifics as to the structure
and content of the program. It will be an opportunity for you to ask questions
and get excited about the future of youth education at Shir Hadash. The meeting
will take place at Shir Hadash and will not affect the students’ programming
for that day. Watch for the specific time to be announced soon and plan to join
Rabbi Seeg for an engaging discussion!
Purim Carnival, March 20
The Purim Carnival is coming on
March 20! We will begin with a shpiel (comedic theatrical-type performance of
the Purim story) at 11:00am. The carnival itself will open at 11:30 and run
until 1:00. There will be games, prizes and food; it’s going to be awesome!
We will still have school
programming before the shpiel begins, so come for the learning and stay for the
fun!We also will need volunteers to help with set up, running games and food, and take down. You will receive in the coming weeks an invitation to sign up to help out. Please help us make the carnival as great as it can be! For more information, contact Rabbi Seeg at learning@shir-hadash.org.
In an effort to inspire on-time attendance, we will be holding a raffle each Sunday morning at 9:00am. Students will be able to participate in the raffle if they are at Shir Hadash in the sanctuary before the 9:00am drawing. The winner each week will be entitled to a $5 gift card from SHOP Shir Hadash.
Additionally, any student who is on time four weeks in a row will be entitled to some special Shir Hadash swag! An excused absence will not count against the four in a row, but an unexcused absence will.
Reminder of Upcoming Friday Evening Services
- Kitah Dalet (4th grade): Friday, March 4 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm.
- Kitah Heh (5th grade): Friday, April 1 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm.
- Kitah Vav (6th grade): Friday, May 6 -- Regular Service at 7:30pm
Lunch & Learn with the Rabbis
All are welcome to join Rabbis Eitan Weiner-Kaplow and Scott Segal for a contemporary exploration of the weekly Torah portion. We meet on Thursdays from noon to 1:00pm at Shir Hadash. Pack a lunch and come in!
TEEN NEWS
Open Meeting with 8th/9th Graders, February 22
Calling all 8th and 9th graders! You're invited to check out "Camp Ra'am" on Monday, February 22 from 7:00-8:00pm for fun and games (and of course, snacks). the fun takes place in the teen lounge at Shir Hadash. Please RSVP to raambbyo@gmail.com to let us know you'll be there!
Calling all 8th and 9th graders! You're invited to check out "Camp Ra'am" on Monday, February 22 from 7:00-8:00pm for fun and games (and of course, snacks). the fun takes place in the teen lounge at Shir Hadash. Please RSVP to raambbyo@gmail.com to let us know you'll be there!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We still have room for three more volunteer families! On Sunday, February 21, we will be preparing, cooking and serving over 90 meals for needy individuals at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church soup kitchen in Evanston. This event will require volunteers to be available from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. We need a minimum of 25 volunteers; that's about 8-10 families.
Each family will be responsible for bringing an entrée that will feed 10 to 15 individuals, one gallon of milk, one large bag of frozen mixed vegetables, one large bag of fruit (oranges, bananas, etc.) and dessert. Please Note: If you sign up to participate in this event but need to cancel at the last minute, you will still be expected to provide food even if you cannot attend.
Thank you in advance for your support! Please contact Mark Lenhart at mjlenhart@comcast.net should you have any questions.
JEWISH COMMUNITY
JUF Springboard for Teens
Are your
teens looking for something to do during spring break? Check out Springboard --
five-day, immersive spring break experiences that appeal to different passions,
interests, and backgrounds. Whether you are interested in social action or
social media, travel or trailblazing, with Springboard you can discover
yourself while discovering your connection with the larger Jewish community.
Springboard is a program created in partnership with the Jim
Joseph Foundation and the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago. They
are working together with teen professionals and organizations across
Chicagoland to create new, fun and exciting experiences that will reach even
more Jewish teens. To learn more, visit their website.
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
Help Shir Hadash Earn Free Donations with iGive
You can help Shir Hadash every time you shop online – the iGive Button makes it simple! iGive is a free and easy way to support the shul. Average shoppers using iGive raise between $30 and $100 a year for their causes. There are 1480 online retailers helping to make donations happen through iGive.
Click here to learn more and join iGive. If you have questions, contact Sandi Schleicher, finance@shir-hadash.org.
Amazon Smile Fundraising Option
Shir Hadash is now registered with the Amazon Smile fundraising program. Just go to smile.amazon.com, search for Shir Hadash (be sure to select the one in Wheeling), and from then on 0.5% of your purchases will automatically be donated to Shir Hadash at no cost to you! Remember, if you go to Amazon through iGive.com or the iGive button, SH will get money from both Amazon and iGive. And to triple-dip, just pay for your purchases with a SHOP Amazon gift card! Happy Shopping!
Scholarship Fund
To help families in financial need pay for their children’s Jewish education at Shir Hadash, Melanie and Fred Andes created the Samuel I. Andes Scholarship Fund in memory of Fred’s great-uncle. Click here to donate online or mail in your check made out to Shir Hadash with “Scholarship” written in the memo line.
Don’t Forget Our Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers!
The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove and Butterfield’s Restaurant in Northbrook will donate 5% of your total bill to Shir Hadash! No flyer needed – just mention Shir Hadash when you are paying or fill out the Shir Hadash book behind the desk.
SHOP SHIR HADASH
SHOP while it Snows
SHOP is our congregation’s ongoing fundraiser – and the easiest way to support the shul without spending an extra dime! Purchase gift cards through SHOP and the vendors pay a percentage back to Shir Hadash. SHOP orders of at least $400 are now payable by credit card, as well as annual SHOP orders. Orders can be picked up at the synagogue office.
Thanks to the following families for participating in SHOP this week:
- Zinbarg
- Schleicher
- Herbin
- G. Graff
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